Born in Del Valle, Travis, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hillard Marion Fincher
and Sarah Elizabeth (Carmichael) Fincher
Sister of
Julius Cicero Fincher, Cornelius Lyman Fincher, Alma (Fincher) Berry, Wesley P Fincher, Clarence Fincher, Ezra Fincher and Jessie Belle (Fincher) Ledenham
Wife of
Horace Doherty
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jewel Adeline (Doherty) Jones, Clyde Bradley Doherty, Boyd Edgar Doherty, Gladys Eliz Doherty, Lucille Frances (Doherty) Lott, Edna Marie (Doherty) Williams, Lester F Doherty and Lela Ruth (Doherty) Riggs
Died
at age 56
in Slaton, Lubbock
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2022
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Biography
Lela was born in 1889. She passed away in 1945.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M355-Q7Y : 30 November 2021), Lela Fincher in entry for Hilliard Fincher, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1R-488 : 3 February 2021), Lela Doherty in entry for Horace Doherty, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HXW7-FN2 : accessed 21 December 2022), Lela R Doherty in household of Horace Doherty, Slaton, Lubbock, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 1A, line 10, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2372; FHL microfilm 2,342,106.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10478864/lela-rithma-doherty: accessed 21 September 2022), memorial page for Lela Rithma Fincher Doherty (26 Jun 1889–5 Dec 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10478864, citing Englewood Cemetery, Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; Maintained by David Sifford (contributor 46564332) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lela:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lela:
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~0.78%
Charles Strange
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23andMe, GEDmatch A479677 [compare]
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